Man Dies At Summernats 'Street Machine' Car Festival

It's the first death on ACT roads in 2017.

A man has died following a single vehicle incident at the Summernats car festival in Canberra on Thursday, ACT police have confirmed. There are reports the man fell off the back of a ute while at the popular car festival.

At approximately 4PM, ACT Police and Ambulance services were called to Exhibition Park after receiving reports of an incident involving a 30-year-old man, police have confirmed in a statement released on Friday afternoon.

The male was taken from the venue to The Canberra Hospital and died on Friday afternoon as a result of injuries sustained at the scene.

"The Summernats team offer their deepest condolences to family and friends of those involved," organisers of the festival said in a Facebook statement.